If you expected twerking from Miley Cyrus during her Saturday Night Live gig, you were sorely disappointed.

"Now that white people are doing it, it seems kind of lame," Cyrus said during a monologue that addressed her performance on the MTV Video Music Awards and the fate of Hannah Montana ("She was murdered").

Other than an opening skit about her VMAs performance causing the end of America, Cyrus, who was both the show's host and musical guest, mostly steered clear of controversy, like last week's online exchange with Sinead O'Connor. She did, however, play a slutty Michele Bachmann in a We Can't Stop parody video about the government shutdown. Other sketches featured her as Hillary Clinton in an MTV miniseries, a hip-hop-obsessed high-school student, a sullen morning-show anchor and Scarlett Johansson doing a screen test for Fifty Shades of Grey.

Cyrus kept the commentary and controversy out of her two musical performances. She dressed much more conservatively for her powerhouse performance of Wrecking Ball than she did in her music video, wearing a sheer sports jersey that revealed a black two-piece when backlit. She switched into a white outfit — though still with see-through elements — for a poignant version of We Can't Stop, accompanied by three acoustic guitars.

We all got Miley'd in 2013. The sassy pop star kicked off the year showing off some side cleavage at Clive Davis' Grammys gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Feb. 9. And she went on to become the subject of endless chatter, thanks to her VMAs appearance, her 'SNL' gig and her ever-more-edgy outfits. USA TODAY's Ann Oldenburg offers a reminder of her crazy year and many looks. Jeff Kravitz, FilmMagic

Miley smoked a joint onstage during the MTV EMAs at the Ziggo Dome on Nov. 10 in Amsterdam. Marijuana is not legal in the Netherlands, but smokers can't be prosecuted for possession of small amounts. Gareth Cattermole, Getty Images